General Contractor in Littleton

General Contractors Denver is a general contractor in Littleton for homeowners and businesses planning remodels, additions, new homes and commercial projects. Littleton is about 9 miles south of downtown Denver, north of the U.S. 85 and C-470 junction, bordered by Denver and Englewood to the north, Centennial to the east and Highlands Ranch to the south. It is the county seat of Arapahoe County, with small portions in Douglas and Jefferson counties, and it uses the same house numbering grid as Denver. What sets it apart for a builder is water and history: the South Platte runs through town, and downtown Littleton has a strong preservation program.

Littleton builds to the 2024 codes, wildfire code included

The City's Building Division administers the adopted codes, reviews plans, inspects permitted work and verifies contractor licensing, with permits handled through eTRAKiT. Littleton has adopted the 2024 International Building, Residential, Energy Conservation, Existing Building, Fuel Gas, Mechanical, Plumbing, Property Maintenance, Fire and Swimming Pool and Spa Codes, the 2026 National Electrical Code and the Colorado Model Electric Ready and Solar Ready Code. It has also adopted the 2024 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code, which is not something most owners expect in an established suburban city.

Floodplain rules that can be stricter than FEMA

Littleton lies on the South Platte River, and Big Dry Creek, Slaughterhouse Gulch, Lee Gulch and Dad Clark Gulch flow northwest through the city. Any proposed development in a floodplain needs a City Floodplain Development Permit. The rules sit in City Code Title 10, Chapter 7 and the Storm Drainage Design and Technical Criteria Manual, and the City notes they are in some cases more stringent than FEMA or the Colorado Water Conservation Board. Some projects also need a no-rise certificate or Planning Commission approval.

Historic certificates for older buildings

Downtown Littleton, along Main Street, and the city's designated landmarks and districts fall under historic preservation review in the Unified Land Use Code. The applications include Certificates of Appropriateness for changes, Certificates of Demolition, Certificates of Economic Hardship and the designation of landmarks and districts themselves. For an addition or exterior renovation on a designated property, the certificate comes before the building permit, and the design has to earn it. Our approach to older buildings is laid out in our renovation and remodeling services.

Permit Center timing

Littleton's Permit Center is open Monday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and closed on Fridays, with limited walk-in hours on Monday afternoon and Thursday morning. That four-day week is small, but it matters when an inspection or a counter question sits on a schedule's critical path, so we plan submittals and questions around it.

Underneath every site is the same Front Range ground. The Colorado Geological Survey maps potentially swelling soil and rock across the corridor, the state links radon from soil to about 500 lung cancer deaths a year, and summer hail is common. Foundations follow the soils report, radon gets a plan, and exterior materials are chosen for hail.

What we build in Littleton

Our Littleton work includes new homes and additions, renovations of older houses near downtown, and commercial projects along the main corridors. Each begins with the jurisdiction check, the floodplain map and the historic status, all covered in pre-construction planning before the design is priced.

Littleton on the map

Nearby, we also build in Centennial, Highlands Ranch, Lakewood and Denver. See every Front Range service area, or request a consultation for a Littleton project.